Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 463 | 542 | 455 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +79 | -87 | +4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 500 | 532 | 1,161 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.55% | 0.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 257 | 361 | 522 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £43,162 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,500 | £48,750 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -3.70% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £88,750 | £101,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.04% | - | +15.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 92,894 | 96,310 | 147,847 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.58% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,756 | 60,420 | 85,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,923 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.80% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Data Scientist
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +115 | 475 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 139 |
| UK excluding London | +40 | 290 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 56 |
| London | +73 | 186 | £75,000 | +8.98% | 90 |
| South East | +93 | 127 | £65,000 | - | 9 |
| Work from Home | -57 | 122 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 104 |
| Midlands | +47 | 58 | £57,500 | - | 6 |
| West Midlands | +54 | 49 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 3 |
| South West | -36 | 40 | £65,000 | +18.44% | 6 |
| North of England | +8 | 37 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 19 |
| North West | +17 | 21 | £60,000 | -9.43% | 11 |
| East of England | +8 | 15 | £80,000 | +42.22% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 14 | £70,576 | +30.09% | 6 |
| Scotland | -55 | 12 | £65,288 | -37.82% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 9 | £45,000 | -21.74% | 3 |
| North East | -6 | 2 | £43,200 | -3.28% | 2 |
| Wales | +5 | 1 | £67,500 | +50.00% | 5 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Data Scientist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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